(I hope you will indulge me just a bit as I share the next chapter for the Family Rocketship.)

It’s with a sad heart that I even write this. But I gotta say it.

We have decided to leave Cozumel, Mexico.

When I say leave, I don’t mean to spend the summer in Europe or the U.S. and then come back. I mean, we’re moving away from here for an indefinite amount of time.

Mexico, is now part of who we are. We love it. It’s a home for us. In fact, 5 years ago, I wrote a post called, “Confessions of an American Mexican”. I just gave it a quick read and I still stand by every word I wrote.

I still love the word “amigo”.

If you’ve seen our timeline, you know that we came to Cozumel first back in 2012. We planned to stay initially for only 6 months. “We’ll stay as long as it’s fun,” we said.

It turned into 2 ½ years!

When the time came to leave, we decided to check out Europe for a while and spent 5 months there.

Then we headed back to Southern California for an “American Breather”. After about a year there, we got bored and ended up coming back to Cozumel.

Why We’re Leaving

It’s hard to put into words why were leaving. We love it here.

I think it’s mostly a feeling of wanting to make forward progress. We have some big goals to knock out in the next two years. We feel like changing things up will help us do so.

We want to leave the familiar, comfortable life with the intention of getting uncomfortable so that we can grow more.

Also, being totally honest, we get a lot many visitors! In 2017 alone, we averaged about two visits a month from friends and family coming to check out Cozumel.

Don’t get me wrong, we LOVE our friends and family. BUT, while they’re on vacation, we’re trying to live a “normal life”. You know, work projects, school & homework, swimming lessons, etc.

Sure we can say “no” to visitors I suppose. But actually, we can’t. And we don’t. So while it’s not the main reason we’re leaving, it’s definitely on the list.

(*UPDATE – I’ve received some feedback on what I just said above and everyone seems to think I sound snotty. I promise it’s not meant that way! Yes, we worked hard to have a vacation lifestyle and enjoy having friends/family visit. But now, we’ve got some big plans and we need to roll up our sleeves and get to work.)

When we left Cozumel the first time in 2015, we wept. Seriously, there was some ugly crying happening. We didn’t realize how much we’d grown to love this place.

The culture, the food (tacos!), the beach, the ocean, the scuba diving, and of course, the people. I can almost cry just thinking about leaving now… I’m sure I will when the time comes, which is next month.

Sean Who?

Laid off. Started a Lifestyle Business. Now living the Mexican Caribbean. Built a life centered around my family & adventure. I talk about ways to pay for what you wanna do. Maybe there's something here for you?